There’s not a cooperative vibe going on between Republicans and Democrats as Minnesota’s legislature heads into its final weeks. Republicans reject all DFL suggest changes in their budget, which one DFLer calls not “pragmatic.”

Voqal Fund, an initiative of Voqal.org that is dedicated to progressive social change by supporting nonprofit media and technology, has announced it is providing The UpTake with a $30,000 grant in support of its livestream and on-demand legislative video coverage.

Rep. Erin Murphy was a waitress while going to high school and college. Her first hand story of what lower minimum wages do to encourage sexual harassment forced a change in a bill aimed at lowering Minnesota’s minimum wage for certain tipped employees.

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